to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
personal affair; one's own affair
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
human intellect; knowledge
intercept; interception; counter-attack
weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
advance; moving forward; progress
war situation; progress of a battle
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
pride; dignity; self-respect
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
provisional; temporary; tentative
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
each individual; each person
general term; generic name
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
outer space; void of space
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
action; operation; effect; function
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)